Dolcefino, 52, was sentenced by Austin County Court at Law Judge Daniel Leedy to deferred adjudication, which means he will not have an official conviction if he successfully completes his unmonitored “community supervision” and pays his $500 fine and $330 court costs.

He was accused of trespassing Jan. 8, 2008, on the Austin County ranch of Houston architect Leroy Hermes, said Austin County Attorney Travis Koehn.

“(Dolcefino) was videotaping at the entrance of Mr. Hermes’ property in Austin County. The gate had a keypad electronic lock, and they messed with that to the point that it opened up, and then went onto the property and videotaped it and then left,” Koehn said.

There was no damage to the property or to the gate, Koehn added.

Channel 13 in February 2008 aired a report detailing what Dolcefino described as the “small world” of Harris County officials and of contractors involved in county construction projects. The report included a reference to Hermes’ Hat Creek Ranch in Austin County and noted the success of Hermes and his architectural firm in obtaining contracts for county projects, including the Reliant Center complex.

A Channel 13 spokesman said the station had no comment on the case. Dolcefino, who was represented by Houston attorney Mike DeGeurin, did not return a telephone call seeking comment.